Table 3.
Risk factors for pancreatic cancer (from Clinical Guidelines for Pancreatic Cancer 2016)
| Family history | Pancreatic cancer |
| Familial pancreatic cancer | |
| Hereditary diseases | Hereditary pancreatitis |
| Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome | |
| Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome | |
| Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma | |
| Lynch syndrome | |
| Familial adenomatous polyposis | |
| Accompanying diseases | Diabetes mellitus |
| Obesity | |
| Chronic pancreatitis | |
| Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm | |
| Pancreatic cysts | |
| Habits | Tobacco use |
| Heavy drinking | |
| Occupation | Exposures to chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds |